SEC Committee to Host Investment Advice Discussion
The regulator’s advisory body will hold a public hearing September 19 to address fiduciary advice in the wake of the...
Tag: Fiduciary Proposal
Government Watchdog Finds IRA Fiduciary Oversight ‘Lacking’
The GAO found numerous conflicts of interest and recommended the IRS work with the DOL to audit IRA fiduciaries.
Second US District Court Issues Stay of Retirement Security Rule
The Northern District of Texas quickly followed the Eastern by staying the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule ahead of its...
9 Insurance Trade Groups File Suit Against DOL’s New Fiduciary Proposal
The firms filed a suit in Texas court seeking to undue the Retirement Security Rule aiming to rework the definition...
New DOL Fiduciary Rule: Top 5 Facts Advisers Should Know
ERISA experts from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath provide guidance to registered investment advisers on the DOL’s new Retirement Security...
Legislation Introduced That Would Reverse Retirement Security Rule
The Congressional Review Act resolution is unlikely to survive a presidential veto.
Fiduciary Rule Lawsuit Leans on Prior Court Rebuttal
An advocacy group for independent insurance advisers alleges the DOL’s Retirement Security Rule is similar to a proposal struck down...
Advisers Compliant with Reg BI are Compliant with Fiduciary Rule, EBSA Says
Ali Khawar added that insurance agents should be knowledgeable of the assets a client is giving up to buy an...
DOL Issues Final Retirement Security Rule
The much-anticipated fiduciary rule brings retirement plan advisement, one-time rollovers and annuity recommendations under ERISA.
OMB Finishes Retirement Security Proposal Review, Final Rule Incoming
A final rule on what is also known as the fiduciary proposal is expected in the next few days.
What Market Abuses Are DOL’s Fiduciary Proposal Supposed to Prevent?
Supporters of the proposal say regulations are essential to protect retirement savers from conflicted advice.
The Expansive Reach of the DOL’s Proposed Fiduciary Rule
ERISA experts Fred Reish and Joan Neri answer a question and provide detail on the department's proposed retirement security rule.
Retirement Security Proposal Addresses ‘Significant Gaps,’ EBSA Official Says
PLANADVISER interviewed Tim Hauser of EBSA on the retirement security proposal.
A System to Protect Workers’ Retirement Assets Already Exists
The co-founder and head of advisory Francis LLC responds to pushback on the DOL’s fiduciary rule proposals by calling for...